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Tags currently used:
Tags currently used:
* (spa) = spanish
 
* (RP) = Received Pronunciation (Standard in the United Kingdom)
* (ScE) = Scottish English
* (ScE) = Scottish English
* (RP) = Received Pronunciation (Standard in the United Kingdom)
* (fra) = French
* (spa) = Spanish
* (≈) = almost equal to
 


=Tables=
=Tables=
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! lojban
! lojban
! IPA
! IPA
! Exact
! Examples
! Approximate
|-
|-
! a
! a
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! o
! o
| [o], [ɔ]
| [o], [ɔ]
| hola (spa)
| h<u>o</u>la (spa), g<u>o</u> (≈)
| d<u>o</u>me, g<u>o</u>
|-
|-
! u
! u
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! lojban
! lojban
! IPA
! IPA
! Exact
! Examples
! Approximate
|-
|-
! ai
! ai
| aj
| aj
| h<u>i</u>gh
| h<u>igh</u>, T<u>ai</u>pei
|-
|-
! ei
! ei
| ɛj
| ɛj
| b<u>ay</u>
| w<u>eigh</u>, Taip<u>ei</u>
|-
|-
! oi
! oi
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! uy
! uy
| wə
| wə
| <u>wa</u>s
|}
|}


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! lojban
! lojban
! IPA
! IPA
! Exact
! Examples
! Approximate
|-
|-
! c
! c
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! j
! j
| [ʒ], [ʐ]
| [ʒ], [ʐ]
| mea<u>s</u>ure, a<u>z</u>ure (RP)
| mea<u>s</u>ure, j in bonjour (fra)
|-
|-
! x
! x
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! lojban
! lojban
! IPA
! IPA
! Exact
! Examples
! Approximate
|-
|-
! b
! b
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! lojban
! lojban
! IPA
! IPA
! Exact
! Examples
! Approximate
|-
|-
! <nowiki>'</nowiki>
! <nowiki>'</nowiki>
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! dj
! dj
| [dʒ]
| [dʒ]
| <u>j</u>oke
| j in <u>j</u>oke
|-
|-
! tc
! tc

Revision as of 22:39, 21 December 2014

Tags

Examples are either tagged with a language or English dialect. Any example that is not tagged is considered "General American" (GA).

Tags currently used:

  • (RP) = Received Pronunciation (Standard in the United Kingdom)
  • (ScE) = Scottish English
  • (fra) = French
  • (spa) = Spanish
  • (≈) = almost equal to


Tables

Vowels
lojban IPA Examples
a [a], [ɑ] father, top
e [ɛ], [e] bet, lens
i [i] green, machine
o [o], [ɔ] hola (spa), go (≈)
u [u] boot, shoe
y [ə] sofa, above


Diphthongs
lojban IPA Examples
ai aj high, Taipei
ei ɛj weigh, Taipei
oi oj boy
au aw cow
ia ja yard
ie yell
ii ji hear ye
io jo yogurt
iu ju beauty
ua wa wander
ue well
ui wi weak
uo wo woe
uu wu woo
iy
uy was


Consonants different in English
lojban IPA Examples
c [ʃ], [ʂ] shirt, English
j [ʒ], [ʐ] measure, j in bonjour (fra)
x [x] loch (ScE)


Consonants similar in English
lojban IPA Examples
b [b] bottle
d [d] dance
f [f], [ɸ] fall
g [g] goose
k [k] keen
l [l], [l̩] late
m [m], [m̩] move
n [n], [n̩], [ŋ̍], [ŋ̩] nose
p [p] powder
r [r], [ɹ], [ɾ], [ʀ], [r̩], [ɹ̩], [ɾ̩], [ʀ̩] rock
s [s] soldier
t [t] time
v [v], [β] voice
z [z] zinc


Misc
lojban IPA Examples
' [h] hose
dj [dʒ] j in joke
tc [tʃ] chat